Hepatitis C Testing: Department of Health

Hepatitis C Testing

We can help you

Find out if you have Hep C.

How it works

All services are confidential for all patients.

Who we help

Hepatitis C can infect people of all ages. Early diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C can help prevent life-threatening liver damage, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Most people don't know they are infected and can live decades without symptoms.

There are many options for getting tested for Hepatitis C in Rhode Island, including:

Talk to your primary care doctor about getting checked for Hep C;

Learn about RIDOH's TESTING 1-2-3 program, which offers HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI testing without a doctor’s visit.

Go to the Miriam Hospital STI Clinic, which has regular walk-in hours.

Any urgent care center if you have symptoms;

Visit a Community Health Center Express Clinic (you don't have to be an established patient). These include:

Blackstone Valley Community Health Center's Express Health Care in Central Falls and Pawtucket;
Providence Community Health Center's Express Clinic;
Thundermist Health Centers Convenient Care in Wakefield, West Warwick, and Woonsocket;

Go to a CVS Minute Clinic for testing.

Contact or visit Open Door Health’s Express Screening Clinic.

Contact the Infectious Disease Clinic at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence.

For free rapid HIV and/or Hepatitis C testing, see the list below.

Cost

Please contact your health insurer to determine any out of pocket costs. Rapid HCV testing is offered at no cost from the State-funded locations and organizations below:

Where to get Hepatitis C Testing

Agape Drop-In Centers website 401-235-6057

Providence
Woonsocket

AIDS Care Ocean State. website 401-781-0665

Providence

AIDS Project RI (APRI) website 401-831-5522

Providence

Project Weber/RENEW website 401-383-4888

Providence

Sojourner House website 401-861-6191